کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5823893 1118373 2012 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
G protein-coupled receptor signalling in astrocytes in health and disease: A focus on metabotropic glutamate receptors
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت داروسازی، سم شناسی و علوم دارویی داروشناسی
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G protein-coupled receptor signalling in astrocytes in health and disease: A focus on metabotropic glutamate receptors
چکیده انگلیسی
Work published over the past 10-15 years has caused the neuroscience community to engage in a process of constant re-evaluation of the roles of glial cells in the mammalian central nervous system. Recent emerging evidence suggests that, in addition to carrying out various homeostatic functions within the CNS, astrocytes can also engage in a two-way dialogue with neurons. Astrocytes possess many of the receptors, and some of the ion channels, present in neurons endowing them with an ability to sense and respond to an array of neuronal signals. In addition, an expanding number of small molecules and proteins have been shown to be released by astrocytes in both health and disease. In this commentary we will highlight advances in our understanding of G protein-coupled receptor signalling in astrocytes, with a particular emphasis on metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors. Discussion will focus on the major mGlu receptors expressed in astrocytes, mGlu3 and mGlu5, how these receptors can influence different aspects of astrocyte physiology, and how signalling by these G protein-coupled receptors might change under pathophysiological circumstances.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical Pharmacology - Volume 84, Issue 3, 1 August 2012, Pages 249-259
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